L91.8: Other hypertrophic disorders of skin

The medical condition referred to as Other hypertrophic disorders of the skin is a category that includes various skin disorders characterized by the thickening or enlargement of the skin tissue. This change in the skin can occur for many reasons such as due to injury, inflammation, or certain systemic diseases. Common symptoms include raised skin that may harden or itch and these symptoms can progressively worsen over time. Depending on the particular skin disorder, various body systems might be impacted. Although skin hypertrophy itself doesn't spread from person to person, some of the underlying conditions that lead to it can be transmitted through genetic inheritance or exposure to causative factors. As such, each individual's experience with hypertrophic disorders of the skin may differ based on the specific underlying condition.

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